Anderson Dollar General robbed

A Dollar General store near Anderson was robbed around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A man walked in with a hood over his face and used a handgun to force employees to give him cash and cigarettes along with other items from the store, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.

The man fled on foot.

Investigators are reviewing security camera footage from the store and are looking to see if nearby businesses also caught the man fleeing on camera.

No arrests have been made and any surveillance recordings have not been made available.

The store is on South Main Street just outside of the city of Anderson, near Concord and Whitehall roads.